Capturing HDV clips

If you have an HDV camera, you can use VEGAS Pro to capture your clips as MPEG-2 transport streams.

TIP If you will be delivering your project in standard definition (SD) via DVD or DV tape, you can use the camera's built-in DV downconversion (if available) to convert your HDV video to the DV format. Use the camera's Options menu to set the camera to output DV, and you can capture and edit video in the same way that you normally use DV in VEGAS Pro projects.

  1. From the File menu, choose Capture Video (or click the arrow near the Import Media button on the Project Media window and choose Capture Video from the menu.

  2. Configure your HDV device in Video Capture:

    1. Click the Capture Preferences button in the Capture window to open the Capture Preferences dialog.

    2. Click the Device tab.

    3. From the Device type drop-down list, choose IEEE 1394/MPEG2-TS Device.

    4. From the Device drop-down list, choose your HDV camera.

  3. Capture your clip:

    1. Use the transport controls below the Video Preview window to cue your tape.

    2. Click the Start Capture button to start capturing.

    3. Press the Play button on your camcorder.

    4. Click the Stop button (or press Esc) to end the capture procedure.

      Your clip is saved to the folder specified on the Disk Management tab of the Capture Preferences dialog. This path is displayed in the Capture folder box in the Video Capture window.

      5. NOTE Selectthe Enable HDV scenedetection checkbox on the General tab of the Capture Preferences dialog if you want tocreate multiple files if scene changes are detected. When the checkbox is cleared, HDV clips will be captured to a single file. For more information, see Capture preferences

  4. You're ready to start editing on the timeline. For more information, see Editing HDV video on the timeline